Justice Lab

Mainstream media is less likely to cover Black homicide victims and less likely to portray them as complex human beings, a new study shows.

The Supreme Court ended automatic life without parole for children. What replaces it remains unclear.

Victim’s family pushes for a high-tech crackdown—but it may not work.

Corrections officials have little data on the electronic monitoring of former prisoners. A new bill aims to change that.

A landmark law lets the state track people through the justice system. But that’s tougher than it sounds.

When it comes to setting the record straight, court reporting technology is still not up to speed.

Can neuroscience predict how likely someone is to commit another crime?

How a ‘90s panic spawned an anti-crime measure that doesn’t make you safer.

When your appliances work as police informants.

Why are black imprisonment rates going down? Four theories.